15 creative snowmen that will make you want to be a kid again

15 creative snowmen that will make you want to be a kid again

Anyone who knows the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes will remember Calvin’s running gag of building grotesque and monstrous snowmen. This awesome re-creation of one of his snow-massacres shows that building something so bizarre actually takes a lot of talent! Kudos to the students of Michigan Tech that took this on.

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15 creative snowmen that will make you want to be a kid again

We don’t know what this snowman is all about, but it’s oddly appealing nonetheless. This legless cat zombie (?) could only be a product of the internet age.

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15 creative snowmen that will make you want to be a kid again

Just when you thought it was safe to get back on the road… this gigantic snow-shark pretty much obstructed the whole thing! Drivers may have cursed the creators of this snowy take on jaws, but hopefully they also paid some begrudging respect their achievement. Toques off to them.

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15 creative snowmen that will make you want to be a kid again

You don’t usually have to mow the lawn after building a snowman, but this kid’s gargantuan snowman seems to have used up all the snow on the property, revealing a yard full of green grass.

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15 creative snowmen that will make you want to be a kid again

These toque-wearing snow sculptors appear to be cutting one another free from the snow. M.C. Escher would definitely approve of this portrayal of a snowman building a snowman building a snowman.

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15 creative snowmen that will make you want to be a kid again

The only thing as fun to build with as snow is Lego, so this combination of the two is an inspired idea. These two snow sculptors are definitely master builders.

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15 creative snowmen that will make you want to be a kid again

This snowman built around a mailbox reacts to bill deliveries on your behalf.

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15 creative snowmen that will make you want to be a kid again

Wondering what to do with the jeans your kid grew out of? How about freaking out your neighbours with this zombie from the snowpocalypse?

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15 creative snowmen that will make you want to be a kid again

This snowman turns the classic model on its head.

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15 creative snowmen that will make you want to be a kid again

This snow-crowd refutes the old adage, “It’s quality that counts, not quantity.”

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15 creative snowmen that will make you want to be a kid again

If you’re stuck for inspiration, how about creating a larger-than-life-sized portrait of someone you love?

15 creative snowmen that will make you want to be a kid again

We were all taught to make snowmen the same way: roll three big snowballs, stack them, and stick a carrot into the top one. As a result, building a snowman is often an exercise in stamina, not in imagination. But in fact, there’s plenty of room for creativity, humour, and artistry when it comes to … Continued

We were all taught to make snowmen the same way: roll three big snowballs, stack them, and stick a carrot into the top one. As a result, building a snowman is often an exercise in stamina, not in imagination. But in fact, there’s plenty of room for creativity, humour, and artistry when it comes to building snowmen. Snow is an incredibly adaptable material; with some wet, sticky snow, you can build just about anything. The snowmen in this gallery push the limits of what you can do with snow. They play with scale, form, and style. Some of them are the incredible works of talented sculptors, but many are the efforts of regular people who, after trudging through the snow every day, were inspired to use it to have a little fun.

These snowmen will have you hoping for a big snowfall as soon as possible. Now that’s an achievement.

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